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Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
A copy without an original [anymore]
A copy whose original has been lost or forgotten through too many iterations.
FOUR PHASES OF SIMULACRA:
Basic reflection of reality (ex.pumpkin)
Perverting or masking reality (ex. Pumpkin pie)
Masking the absence of basic reality (ex. Pumpkin spice latte: reminded of

woah i just learned about something called the "simulacra and simulation" by jean baudrillard. this dude was like a friar of futurism and he wrote that our society is becoming increasingly flooded with fake versions of real things (simulacra) and that these fake versions are slowly erasing our connection to the real thing. he called it a "desert"... See more
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